and off he goes to Afghanistan.

Got lost coming to LA. xD
Was supposed to ride big blue bus to Van Nuys... it ended up taking me to Union Station. LOL.
Anyway, was picked up safely by Sousuke-kun. (and therefore teased about getting lost during the duration of my stay. )

AX was fun! This was my first con in the US. :D Went with Sousuke-kun and siblings for the first day, then it was just me and Momo-chan the rest.

Got to see Moi dix Mois live. They were awesome. Interestingly enough, I just went there to watch out of curiousity... Ended up cheering anyway. LOL. They were great. <3

Went to Yun Kouga-sensei''s panel. She was fun. When asked why she used cat-ears to signify virginity in Loveless, her answer was that "Cat ears looked cute on little boys, but looked strange on the big boys, so it happened like that." xD

Also went to Toshiyuki Morikawa-san's  panel. He was like a rock star or something. xD Totally used to the limelight. And he talked and shared stories a lot. (He has a pet doggie he was worried aobut leaving behind. LOL.) And someone requested a "Will you marry me?" line in Sephiroth's voice. LOL. Fangirls died. xD There were lots of fanboys too. which was interesting to watch. Voice requests and all. xP

Didn't get to go to other concerts since everything was overlapping. That, and Momo-chan and i were trying to get autographs. Out of three, we got one (Morikawa-san). The ones for Kouga-sensei and Moi dix Mois had really long lines... and even with tickets, we didn't make it--they stopped the line telling us they (sensei and band) won't be taking any more autographs. (; ^;) sad that.

For the rest of the week, we just wandered around the Dealers Room. Was broke by the end of the week. LOL. Took random pics too~ I dunno if i have a fave cosplayer that i saw, (maybe baby Mario? xD) but eveyone was cool. OH! There were 2 YOuko Kuramas! xD haha.

One regret of mine was not being able to cosplay. I don't really have anything on me, so I can't really complain. But i was in Lolita dresses for 2 days, so it wasn't too bad. :3

Spent the rest of the week with Momo-chan and Sousuke-kun and family. Randomly learned to play Rock Band. xD I still suck, but it was fun. LOL.

Oh! And it was Sousuke-kun's bday on the 5th too~ Happy Bday~ x3 and yes, my alcohol tolerance is now non-existent. saaaad. (no, i didn't get drunk. I just couldn't bring myself to drink too much. Maybe coz i ate too much? i dunno anymore. lol.)

Now I am in SF. Kinda weird coz it is sooooo quiet here. =__= Kinda boring, really. Nakakamiss kina Sousuke. Palaging may tao. Tapos masaya. T^T

Weird fact: I have no pictures of me and Momo-chan. O_o

._. whut.

( It all started after work at 6pm. )

<3

the last time i remember having shoulder-length hair was back in my sophomore (or was it junior?) year in HS. i know i got my hair cut somewhere between 2001 and 2004, but i can't be sure anymore... (always had braids, and that's kinda hard to do with short hair xD)

anyway.

it has been a good, i dunno, 8 years? i've been waiting for the moment when i'll get tired of my long hair--again.

Again, meaning, back in HS, i had pretty much the same length of hair (down to my hips) even longer i think. Then i just had it all cut off. And the next day, shocked my classmates and 2 sections over. XD ("OMG?! WHAT HAPPENED?!" or variations of "NoooOOoOOoo!!" and one person clearly said "Now i won't have anything to braid/play with! *sadface*" ^^; )

Oh, now i remember... i don't think i had my hair short when i was in UP. coz i got more death threats everytime i'd mention anything about haircuts. xD

so, hair is--was--up to hips. then hair go byebye. :D

see how much i cut off?! :O


i can't stop running my hands through my SHOULDER-LENGTH hair now. LOL. <3
(i kept the parts of the front which i had cut short--when my hair was long. so, front parts are now longer than the rest. kinda hard to imagine, huh? got annoyed, cut it off. ^^; lolz)


random tangent:
back in elementary (somewhere bet. 3rd~6th, can't remember which, but it was during the time Rayearth was being shown) we used to play tag "Rayearth version". Joyce had Umi-hair, although short, so she was Umi. Ricci didn't have long hair, but she was Hikaru and I was Fuu (i wore a headband). Interestingly enough i didn't have glasses back then. Now tho, it's kinda funny to have short hair AND actually have glasses. xP



random mythological relation:
the cutting of hair has always been something of a ritual or symbol. from being 'a woman's pride', to an ingredient in mixing potions, a person's hair has always played an important role in myth and culture. in some places/religions, cutting of hair is forbidden. in others, cutting of hair is a ritual, rite of passage (into adulthood) or signifies cutting of ties (to the past, family, etc.).

add: momo-chan reminded me about hair cutting = a new start. :3

there is also the belief of hair being a container of power (and not just for Samson, mind you) and cutting it takes away that power or decreases it. interestingly, there is also belief that having long hair decreases ones vitality/health.

keeping or exchanging hair from a loved one and keeping it in a pouch/container near you at all times is also believed to keep a connection between you and that person--safety, luck, love, etc. there is also superstition about being able to use someone's hair to curse someone (or make a love potion: aka specific-person aphodesiac).





Oh, and this is the first time i've actually cut (not just trim) my own hair. i kinda wish one of my friends back home were around to do it instead. ^^;

goodbye tentacle braids~ i will miss you~ *waves 'kerchief*
Yo-tan: whoa~ we have the same length hair now! :)
neko: oooh~ <3
Aya-mama: NOO! ;^; I won't allow it!
*neko runs away~*


:3

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If  you are on DA, please click on picture. It will take you to my DA page. If not, please read. The contents are the same.





PLEASE READ! LINK BELOW!

THANK YOU!


Our Final Project for Intro to Digital Media I last semester was to make a video using iMovie. It can be an actual film video, animation w/ Photoshop, or stop-motion animation (continuous still frames).

I chose to make a Stop-Motion Animation using a bjd (ball-jointed doll) and Shiro, the, uhm, mouse/hamster/rodent. xD And man, was it HARD! >_< My prof gave no tips whatsoever. So all i did was trial and error since I've never done this before. >_>

This is mostly conceptual: interpret-it-as-you-wish kind of thing.

All frames were taken by me, by myself. All are Still Frames in Sequence. I was using a Nikon D80 with a Tamron 28-80mm lens. And a tripod and reading lamp. Yes, a yellow-bulb reading lamp with a bendy head (Thanks uncle! xD). All props were either made or bought. Those bought come from Daiso. ;3

As rough and sketchy as this seems, I am proud of this little video. Especially of the 'drawing of the moon' part. Little smooth calligraphy there~ x3 I Photoshoped EVERY FRIGGIN' FRAME of that scene backwards. >_> (the moon was already there, just had to erase it frame-by-painful-frame.) I was so confident it would be easy... Such an idiot. LOL. Well, it looks easy, it sounds easy, BUT when actually done, reality reminds you that why yes, there are shadows on the paper you're editing. =__= AND there are shadows on the wall too! and they are moving along with the action. <--had to edit my hand out in the scenes where he's bending to reach the box. >_>

As for the model... uhm... that's Rin... he kinda had to "dress up" for me since i don't own any girl MSDs... *swtdrp* ehehe...

Music Credits/Disclaimer: Chobits, online free sounds

ANYWAY~~ Now that you know the pain I've gone through, here's the link! xD Enjoy~~

Please excuse teh grain-y-ness. >_> I do not own any webspace to upload the full quality video... T_T

Title: 月 (tsuki)




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Last week (dec 13) it snowed hard in the evening. got home around 11ish. xD
The front lawn-like area was filled with white! *0*
Got tempted and made a snow angel! xD <--first time ever. LOL.

next time, i must make a snowman! xD
FUN!!!! teehee~

<3

One of the most amazing things happened to me this September... it all started when GC linked Dilazirk's photocomics in her journal.

so i go and read Dila's TF photocomics, and they are totally awesome. (gods, his photoshop skillz! O_O) and i go comment and stuff...

and then this random person, makes a comment on my DA page. he is one of Dila's readers as well...



and that explains the whole 'awesome random kindness' part...

i got Mao the other day... and i'm still totally in awe. i mean, how many people do that? i may get the urge to give someone something, but wow... to actually do it? and he's not even the artist i'm watching, but just a fellow reader! *0* i think it's amazing how it all happened though.

pics for sharing~

Mao-chan gets along with the bed-plushies~ (just noticed that everyone's eyes are green! *0*) CLICK TO ENLARGE~

(L-R: Anansi, the purple cute spider; Grumpy-face, sleepy-eyed mini cat; and Cat, whose fur is uberly soft---EVER! x3)

Mao-chan also gets along with the 'big boss'! x3 CLICK TO ENLARGE~



i feel very lucky. i am also very thankful and extremely grateful. and hope that good things come to Snukastyle. this is the first time this has ever happened to me. i still don't know how to describe this feeling--it's not a hyper kind of thanks, it's an awed type of happy.



<3

first time to eat sugar cane.

no, not candy. SUGAR CANE. like the plant sugar cane.

it was sweet.

not 'powdered sugar' sweet, just...well... nicely sweet. :3

kinda hard to eat tho, since you had to peel the thing (but my uncle too care of that xD) and then bite off pieces of it, chew to get the juice and then spit out the fiber.

it's fun to eat tho.

(yeah, so i said it was 'hard to eat', but i wouldn't mind too much, other than the peeling with LARGE sharp knife part... you can peel it with your teeth, but i'm not too keen on that.)

all in all, it was good. and sweet. and good. :3

just thought i'd commemorate Mikhail's one-year anniversary. he has been living with me for a year now! xD

oh,oh, and lookie! i got his IDtag done about a month ago, but only had the chance to take a pic last 13th. :3
(i'm not sure if it's noticeable, but i changed his eyelashes since the last photoshoot spree xD)

and if you're wondering, the white stuff behind him are his wings. x3

(pic taken last 09-13-07 : please forgive the blurryness, camera is not exactly amazing ^^; )

edited in: Photoshop CS

ps.
icon has nothing to do with post. i just wanted to use it since i rarely use this icon anyway. xD and Buchou is always LOVE. ;3

:3

RIN IS HOOOOME!!! XDD

or to be more precise, his head is home. ^^;
the postman left a notice yesterday, but since i was out, i wasn't able to pick it up yesterday. ^^;

BUT!

Luts really did a wonderful job~ *__* i was so scared that they'd mess up my order since i've heard lots of stories like that, especially now that they have been really behind in their orders/deliveries. (Rin's head was a month late ^^;)

i was lucky too, since Luts annouced a few weeks ago that they would stop accepting custom make-up, and just recently announced that they won't be taking any default make-up orders either due to the lateness of all their orders. see, thing is, Rin's make-up isn't the default for the "Elf Head Part", but the default for the normal "Ttori boy set". and they were nice enough to accept my request to make his eyelashes brown x3 (it's still dark, but hey, at least they didn't mess it up! x3)

i'm still amazed that the Luts' BW resin matches DollZone BW body *__* (Rin is a hybrid since Luts stopped making Kid Delf bodies in BW when i got enough money to place my order T_T)

so yeah~ Rin is hoooomee~~~ x3 (and complete~~ xDD LOLz)

he still doesnt have much in terms of clothes tho. ; ^; nothing nice to use as casual clothes for going out yet >_> he only has his pajamas and the yukata that came with his body last Tanabata. ^^; hopefully, i'll learn fast enough to decipher the instructions on those pattern packets to start making actual clothes. xD

RIN IS STILL GORGEOUSSSSS~~ <3

preview pics!!! xD (sorry for the blurryness)

Btw, his full name is Rinthilios Isolórë :3 i just have this wonderful habit to making nicknames for everyone. xD oh, and, don't be fooled by his cute/innocent looks...he's as snarky as snarky can get. xD (and never, EVER call him 'girly'. he'll bite your head off. ^^; ) (and since i'm watching/reading too much TeniPuri, i just nocied that he's kinda like Ryoma in a way... the snarky part.)


:3 ~ <3

so i finally FINALLY got to go the Richmond Night Market last Sunday... and enjoyed and squee-ed at the amazingly huge takoyaki being cooked in front of you. xD

Beru-chan (gishkishenh) and i went back on Monday, since it was a holiday and went food tripping. xD what was nice about monday was that there were obviously fewer people! so it was easier to look around and get food too~ x3

so we tried different stuff and the asparagus wrapped with bacon was HEAVEN *___*

then we found the taiyaki stall. *____* and wow~ were they GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD~~~~~~~~ <3 *cue neko otaku-ness* (we should have a picture taken! xD) i love red beans and red bead-flavoured things, but these were...these were warm and and and nummy and and warm and *melts* they were just soooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooood! *____________*

so we'll be back to sample other things (I STILL WANT SQUID TENTACLES! T^T!) until the end of the Night Market Season! xDD (bye-bye paycheck ^^;;)

food report over!

ps.
I FOUND CHOPPERMAN AND ONE PIECE THEATRE TRADING BOXESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! *____* even the other ones i was looking fooorrrrr~~ (even tho they are a bit expensive T_T BUT STILLLL~~~~)

i got Dr. Usodabada and for the other set, Speech Time with Nami and Usopp! xD funny, coz i was reading the latest chaps and cheering at Usopp's coolness and what do i get? 2 figs in one day! xD IKE! Captain Usopp!! xD IKE! MUGIWARA KAIZOKUDAN!!!!! <3

Odd Wishes...?

i've actually been thinking about this ever since i met Selmada's cute little bjd girl Miaka...
i was never into "Tines" (the 'little kid' bjds that are 30cm and smaller) but having seen Miaka and being able to babysit her for about a month kinda changed that... mind tho that i never plan on getting a Tiny myself, it just made me more aware of how adorably sweet they really are. and yes, taking care of one is like taking care of a little kid. :3



Tanabata Meet (7/7/07)

IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!! *_____* (altho i kinda got lost on the way... 2 of the 3 buses i took were UBERLY late...and...yeah...LOL)



Meeting Beru-chan~ x3 (7/11/07)

I MET BERU-CHAN TODAAAAY~~~~ *______________* (gishkishenh    )
AND SHE IS SOOOO AWESOMEEEEE~~~ *_____*
*deep breaths*



~and now, just for the heck of it. xD (stolen from gishkishenh    )

UCAUTION

IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY IT IS ADVISABLE TO KEEP NEKO AWAY FROM FIRE AND FLAMES.

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isn't it just... just... appropriate? *__* <--sparkles (now i want a pin badge of this to put on every bag i own xD)
ALLL HAIL FIRE!!! 8D ALL HAIL CANDLES!!! 8D ALL HAIL PYRO----/IS SHOT


and also this: (stolen from maedinn  )

Taken from the randomly generated Infinite Teen Slang Dictionary.
Look up another word:-

leik huh? 8D


and i tried it with my username: (kinda nifty...)

Taken from the randomly generated Infinite Teen Slang Dictionary.
Look up another word:-

<3 <--too lazy to open the CharaMap and get a unicode heart. LOL

first successful photoshoot EVER last sunday. but before i start squeeing at Mikhail's coolness, let me tell you a story...


so that's my story. if you've read Mikhail's registry on Atziluth, then you also know a little bit about his personality. ;3


and here are the new ones from our first photoshoot! x3 (please bear in mind that he does not usually dress this way... he prefers pants and plain shirts. but Mi-chan's a good sport when in come to dressing up for photoshoots. x3 he thinks it's amusing how i gush over him. xDD) [dec. 18, 2006]

ps. still old camera, so, forgive the grainyness and darkness... and of course, amateur neko skills. xD

Look forward to more pics and (hopefully) more stories. x3

PS.
we are accepting donations for clothes. xD plain shirts and denim pants are most welcome. <3
for more ideas, please visit our Wish List.
thank you and happy holidays! x3

fisrt snowfall! yay!

but it rained! no~!

so it's all muddy! eww!

and that concludes neko's first experience of snow. *bows*

grabe, hanglamig sa labas O_o *munches on spaghetti rice and meatballs*

just coz Carl suggested that i get myself one. ^^; yeah, i've been thinking about it too, but well, i already have a blog, white paws, black wings, and well... that... so this is just something like an odd extension. XP
nyaaoo~